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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
jefferson DaviS's Wound.

The wound which Mr.. Davis suffers
from is a peculiar one. 1t was re-
ceived at Buena Vista in saving
Bragg's battery from capture. Gen.
Taylor's message to battery COM
mander, "a little more grape, Cap
tain Bragg" was sent during the
same battle. At 8 critical period
the Mexicans advanced in three lines
upon the battery. "a little more
grape failed to stop them, and they
came on. Then it was that Colonel
Davis, having fought all day with his
Mississippi regiment, formed them
once more, charged on the flank of
the advancing lines, and saved the
guns and the day. But in that
charge musket bali struck Colonel
Davis upon the front Of the right
foot. 1t entered just about the cen
tire Of the arch between the ankle and
the toes, passed through, and came
out G. the heel, tearing through bones
and cartilage.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10

as ti.ey please, then, but when ii
GENES to voting for the perpetulty OF
our national institutions and a solid
commercial snd patriotic union Of al
sections under common flag, why,
the Republican party has net grown
no to such conception, sni is there
fore unfit for power. The only party
that can represent the whole country
is the Democratic. The people see
that. we hope, and will say so At the
polls when the time comes.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
. Only a Hoax!

WASHINGTON, November 3.-An
attempt was made tonight either to
kill or MAIN Chief Justice Waite, OF
the United States Supreme Court, or
to perpetrate silly hoax.
About halt.past 6 small box was
sent to his house through the special
delivery postal service which con-.
tanned what appears to be some kind
Of internal machine, intended to be
exploded by the opening OF q nook
and eve attachment by which the box
was fastened.
The postal clerk in stamping 1ne
box, however, discovered the nook
and eye fastening, and 1t is notyes
ascertained whether the contrlYance
is really dangerous or only hoax.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
THE FEVER AT TAMPA ABATING
The Backbone Of the Epidemic Be-
lieved to be Broken.

JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 3.-There
were seven new cases of yellow fever
at Tampa and two deaths during the
twenty-four hours ended last night.
Seven nurses have arrived from New
Orleans. The weather is cool and
the people see cause fer congratula-
ton. There is no yellow fever in
the State outside of Tampa.
WAsB1NeToN. Nov. 3.-Surgeon-
General Hamilton received a tele-
gram to-day from DR.. Porter at
Tampa saying that the yellow fever
at Tampa is abating, owning to the
prevalence of q ''norther' for several
days, and that he thinks the back
bone Of the epidemic is now broken.
There were seyen new cases and
three deaths since last report.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
Apprehensions Of an Encounter.
Telegram to the augusta C Aronicle

1eLe9r0H1 10 tHe AH9NSl0 Z hToHlcte.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 2.-Capt.
B. R. Tillman, the leader of the po-
litical movement in this State known
as the Farmers Movement" deliv-
cred an address to his constituents in
Barnwell on Monday, which is more
than likely to lead to bloodshed.
Tillmsn has been firing bot into the
present State administration for the
past two years, claiming that the far.
mers of the State are allowed no
voice in public affairs, that they are
the slaves of an oligarcby, etc. He
has large following, composed prin.
cipally of the more ignorant class of
whites.
In his Barnwell speech he charged
Col. A. P. Butler, the Commissioner
of Agriculture, with collecting large
amounts of public moneys and not
accounting for the disposition there
of. and with general extravagance,
mismanagement and incompetency.
Butler is a native Of Edge6eld, man
of fiery temper and undoubted cour.
age. Last winter he publicly gave
the lie to Tillman, who, for good rea-
sons, did not resent the insult. But
Ter has left the city. His friends de-
clare that be will not brook the
charge Of dishonesty made by Till.
man and say there is sure to be trou-
bic. Butler, being o State officer,
cannot send challenge, and it is
therefore probable that the affair will
eliminate in street duel. Captain
Tillmau is also an Edgefeld man and
a brother of Congressman George D.
Tillman.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10

easier; but tell you that if their
cells were filled with deadly weapons
and they had loisons more subtle
than Lethe, they would scorn to use
them. They are not common scoun-
drels VINO would try to cheat the gal
lows. There is no ignominy in the
scatfold for them. If they must die,
they would prefer to be strangled by
the organized robbery they sought to
overthrow than to Sink out Of the
wOrld like cowards.'
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
Cbarleston's Public Building.
Choose !!
TVushiapton Cor. Baltimore Su,t

lVashinpton Cor. Baltimore S"u.
The Supervising Architect of the
Treasury Department has decided
that it will be impracticable to trans
fer tine material of the United States
court house at Baltimore to Charles
ton, S. c., and there convert it into
postofice and court house, as was
suggested several months ago. The
plans for Charleston's new building
are pretty well under way, and as
soon as they are completed the work
will be commenced, as all Of the pre-
liminaries have been satisfactorily
arranged. The building is to be
three stories high, Of Gothic design,
and will be an ornament to the city
Of Charleston. In view Of the earth.
quake which visited that city about
one year ago, it has been deemed ad'
visable not to run the structure up
into the air too high. To preserve
the beauty and attractiveness of the
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10

design the corner end of the building
is to be surmoun*ed by q tower.
Those who have been permitted to
examine the drawings are very
much pleased with them. 1t is the
desire of Architect French to con.
struct the building of Maryland
white marble from the same quarry
that supplied the stone for the Wash:
ington monument, the wings of the
Capitol land the Sun building of this
city, providing the expense will not
be too great. AS the plans develop
it will be determined whether marble,
granite or brick shall be used, but
the present preference is for marble.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
Mr. Davis Leaves Macon in Good
Health.

MACON. November 3.-Jefferson
Davis and his family left on spe-
cial this morning for Beauvoir. They
were escorted to the depot by the
Macon Volunteers. Though there
was large crowd present to see hin
off. there was no demonstration what
ever. Mr.. Davis was in as good
health as when he came here, and
walked down stairs at the Johnson
house without assistance.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
Greater than Cleveland.

The subject of human greatness
was touched upon ia St. Paul Sun
day school class, and the teacher aptly
illustrated by reference to the Pres.
ident. Then she made the applica.
ton. "Now, children, great as the
President is, wise and all that, as
he is loved and honored, there is one
we should love and honor far above
the President Of this great country.
Do you know who that is? The
teacher paused solemuly for an az
swer. And she got it. Not from
one or two or three of the class, but
in concert, and instantsneously every
little boy and girl shouted out
Mrs. Cleveland
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
Jenny Lind is Dead.

LONDON. Nov. 2.-Jenny Lind,
Madam Goldschmidt. the celebrated
Swedish singer, is dead. She was 66
years of age. She had been seriously
i'll for some weeks. She retired from
the stage after her marriage in Amer
ica in 1852, but reappeared at various
concerts in aid of charities. She
hal not appeared in public since
1866.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10

The Hon. Joseph Chamberlain ,hnid
Of the British Fish Commissioners
was in New York.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10

credence to the dogma of the plenary
inspiration of the Holy Scriptures,
and hold that there is another proba-
tion after death with possibilities of
future restitution of the lost. Mr..
Spurgeon says that all unions begin
to look like confederacies Of evil.
/ his is a grave charge indeed. Take
the British Baptist Union only it
consists of two thousand churches,
with pastors and a comlnuning men,
bership Of over two hundred thou
sand. Are these churches and pas.
tors federated together in the Union
in evil? Mr.. Spurgeon states his
case with great energy; bnt what
does he prove? No hooks are cited !;
no sermons are quoted; no papers
read at thes Union are putin evil
dence; no addresses given at its
meetings are advanced; not solita-
ry man, not a solitary church is
named
DOES lie HELP RELIGION!
After defending the Union at great
length and in good temper the rever-
end gentleman concluded thus: "But
supposing Mr.. Spurgeon really had
a case and his Indictment could be
proved. is his withdrawal the hest
service that can be rendered-not to
the Baptist Union only-but to the
Kingdom Of Heaven, for which the
Baptist Union exists? Christian
scholars have their contest. The Old
Testament is being put into a fire
heated to sevenfold 6erceness, and
the newer record is still unconsumed
in q burning bush of criticism.
Church. builders see the old politics
and orders changing, and scarcely
know what way to take with the 20
cial difficulties that rise at hundred
points at once. This surely, of all
times, is not the hour for division.
Every soldier is wanted; not an
ounce of powder can be spared
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
THE SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.
Annual Report Of the Superintendent
Of Education.
Special to tie Ne1cs and Courier.

COLUMBIA, November 1.-The fol.
lowing figures from the ANIMAL report
of the State superintendent Of educa-
tion will he Of interest:
The number Of school districts in
the State for the scholastic year 1886
81 was 56S. Orangeburg County
had the largest number, "a, and
Charleston the smallest, 5. The
number of public schools for the year
was 2,760. an increase of 100 over
the preceding year. Edgefeld Coun-
ty has the largest number Of schools,
20S. There was an increase in the
number Of schools in twenty counties,
a decrease in nine, and four showed
no chance.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
THE NUMBER OF PUPILS.

The following tables show the
number of pupils enrolled during the
scholastic years 1886 and 1861
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
GREENvILLE LEADS THE STATE.

This is an increase Of l59 over The
preceding year. There were 1872
first grade, 94S second grade and
LIZA third grade teachers. York
County had the. largest number of
teachers, and Chesterfield the small
est, 63.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-10
The decrease since the last enroll
ment was, therefore, 8,949.

Total. 80, 4lG
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-01-26
CHAPTER ".
THE LAST AND LEAST CHAPTER OF THE
NOVEL.

THE LAST AND LEAST CHAPTER OF THE
NOVEL
I praise my heroine no more-not a line,
not a word. Two little anecdotes l tell OF
her, and with these leave her to your judg-
ment, my fair readers. The first anecdote,
YOU will perceive is in the old style, and you
will yawn over it. The second is more IN our
modern habit.
Percival Brent was a quiet undemonstra-
tive man of science, who never shocked any-
body by declaring himself against religion,
or the "old notions" But among his particu-
lar friends, it was we'll known that he freely
accepted the most advanced and las they are
at present considered) the most disintegrat-
ing scientific views ("Now what is this lead
ing up to-" you, my MACPHERSON student,
will ask: patinece, little one; look below and
see how near the end we are.) One Of his
friends who knew his views, and could speak
to him freely, said one day intelrogatively:
at is a matter of astonishment to me,
Brent, that you, with your opinions, still keep
up your religious practices so regularly q
"Iet me tell you the reason" Brent
answered.
II am married to wife whom love, and
sweetness of character. iveliness, sense, and
virtue oil round, never met her equal l
have often asked myself, What is the secret
of her character? and always come to the
same conclusion-that if her religious faith
were deducted from her she could not be
what she is, but must become less agreeable
and not so good woman. She has kept me
from taking the leap which reason has often
bid me take. I cannot renounce religion
which feel makes her what she is"
A tedious anecdote, reader, however short
Now for number two, which is quite another
pattern.
To Kettlewell, not so many years ago,
came a man aged forty-three. He was
famed as ladies' man, and something in
him must have pleased women, for his success
with certain set was quite undoubted. Per-
haps his consummate impudence won their
hearts Be that as it may, he was among
them an object of no little curiosity, the
more because he was wealthy and presump-
tive heir to title This man, satisfied with
himself and confident Of his power over
women, met Mrs Sophia Brent two or three
times Whether he fancied her to be maid
or widow-cr whether, knowing her to be
married, he meant to enshrine her in Pa
tonic affection l cannot tell This 1 can tell.
This, reader, did actually happen.
That this man of The world, aged forty
til, fell in ioue ,vith Mrs Sophia Brent,
aged ffy-th1re, and positively made
downright fool of himself
Ladies, am your most obedient humble
servant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-01-26
CHAPTER III.

LADY BEAUTY TEACHES LADIES ALL HOW
TO BE BEAUTIFUL
But with sigh I shall not end this story.
am resolved to end smiling, and to have
my readers smiling, too; for which purpose I
have kept an anecdote for the very latest
line.
Sophia would sometimes see her friends at
little tete-a-tete visits, and here she would
discourse, as she only could, on all kinds Of
subjects, or she would let her friends dis
course. The charm of Sophia was, that you
could never tell exactly whether it was you
or she kept up the conversation. How that
woman managed her house and family is
quite beyond my comprehension. Manage
she did, and well, and yet whenever you
called on her, morning or evening, there she
was, dressed with the best taste, her hair
done in faultless style, and all the rest of her
attire to match. All. gray-haired Sophia,
you knew-did you not7-that one to whom
you often vouchsafed those gracious inter-
views, in all honor loved you with a more
than boyish love7 OF what did we not talkl
Literature, music, pictures, history, gossip
now and then, but somehow one always went
away from that drawing room with more
cheerful heart, with nobler views and hopes
of human life. with touch Of refinement
caught from Sophia. And lovers Sophia
had more than me- as be shall see who reads
on to the now nearing close.
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inp woman he had ever known was not only
not pretty, but as to her face decidedly plain
ugly. only the word is rude. i asked my
friend: How, then, did she fascinateP 1
we'll remember his reply Her figure said
he, was neat, her.dressing was faultless, her
every movement was graceful, her conversa-
ton was clever and animated, and she
nl,rnYs tried to please. 1t was not l alone
that called her fascinating; she was one or
the most acceptable women in society ever
knew She married brilliantly and her hus-
band, barrister in large practice, was de-
voted to her-more than if she had been
queen Of Beauties
Nov here" Sophia continued, resuming
her own discourse-"here was a woman who,
excepting fairly neat figure, had not
single natural gift of appearance. Is not
this worth our thinking about-those Of us
women who care to please and are not
beauties born2"
"R1lle Ten.-Every year a woman lives
the more pains she should take with her
dress.
aThe dress of us elderly dames," Sophia
said, laughing, fought to be more of a science
than it is. How often cne hears woman of
fifty say, o, my dressing days are pastp
When adds Sophia, IF she thought about,
| ft, they have only we'll begun. At least, the
time has come when dress is more to her than
ever. Remember. from forty to sixty-fve Is
a quarter of century-the third OF long
life. It is the period through which the
majority of grown-up people pass. And yet
! how little pains women take-how little
| thought beforehand be charming then!
And now," she went on, seeing I did not
speak, "here comes my last rule-as YETI
"R,1e Eleren.-In all things let woman
ask what will please the men Of sense before
she asks what will please the men Of fashion. F."
II by no means intend" she added, "that
woman is not to have regard to the opinion
of men Of fashion, only she should not give
it the first place. She will carry the men of
| fashion sooner by methods that please the
| men Of sense than men Of sense by methods
that please men of fashion. And besides,
| listen to tie men Of fashion. They always
praise a woman for things which begin to
perish at twenty-five. Even the old men of
seventy will talk Of a fine girl-deucedly fine
! fieurep" q wish could give an idea of
Sophia's slightly wicked mimicry at this
passage) "And they will call woman
rather on the decline, when, If she is on the
decline, where and what are theya You see,
| il "a woman lives for the commentator Of
men of fashion she will, If pretty, piquant,
or what not, have reign Of ten years But
| il she remembers that she has charms Of
mind and character and taste, as we'll as
charms of figure and complexion, the men OF
sense will follow her for half century; and
in the long run the men of fashion will be led
by the men Of sense.
"And there" Sophia cried merrily, throw
ing the paper down on the rug beside her
"there are my rules for reforming our little
| world Of women!"
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CHAPTER VII.

LADY BEAUTY'S JOY TURNS INTO FRoL1c
les, but tears like those-albeit their grief
is deep and pure-are ready to sparkle when
the next CLEAN of sunshine comes. Sophia
awoke next morning with dancing heart.
She did not see Percival again that night;
but sent him little note asking him to come
early to her the following morning. And no
sooner was he in the room than she flew to
him and kissed him, with pride and delight
on every feature.
"What are You going to do?" she asked.
"Going back to Australia, as told you,"
he answered "But, Sophia. you are too
good-far too good-to offer to wait for me.
AM no. going to be success in life, I am
afraid"
20, am going to earn my bread myself"
Sophia cried, clapping her hands. You keep
yourself; I'll keep myself"
"Earn your bread" exclaimed Percival
"How do you mean to do it,"
"Give dancing lessons, DEAR" she answered.
"Look here"
And with "tra, la, Ia" on her lips, she
began to turn and whirl about the room,
down and up, the picture Of honest delight.
And Percival locked on in wonder, which
at every motion of her figure kept turning
into love.
Dancing lessons" he exclaimed. "Where
will you get pupils?"
@Here i my first" she retorts, taking him
up as she goes by. Now, sir"
Really, Sophia, what is all this for!
"For twelve thousand pounds, you clumsy
boy! There, you are on my toe"
"Twelve thousand pounds, Sophia!"
"Twelve thousand pounds, Mr.. Perclval
Brent I am worth twelve thousand pounds"
Now she stops and looks him full in the face.
"By the way, can you tell me how Mrs.
Lanigan Isl"
Percival turned very red at this amazing
question; but there was no outlines in his
face as he replied:
"How do you know Mrs. Lanigan"
@How do pou know here" Sophia asked
smartly. "Iknow her through the newspa-
per. She was out driving with a friend of
mine and got split Somebody said it was the
horses having had too much hchampagne-the
newspaper said that"
Percival muttered something under his
and emphatic remark about the newspaper,
and caused Sophia to lift her finger.
"Please, not before ne," she said. mo
colonial language before me- am not Bes-
sic Warren"
II thought there was something up by what
heard in the hotel last night" Percival said
with gravity and reflection. "Tell me, Sophia,
have there been any stories going about
here not t. my credit!"
@Rather," sh answered, now serious her.
self. Don't mind them"
"Let me tell you the whole truth about
that affair."" he said II was driving with
Mrs. Lanigan. The fact was was one Of
large party in the country that day, and the
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CHAPTER VIII.
LADY RIVALS. WITH THE FooTLIGHTs BE-
TWEEN THEM.

TW Zen THEM.
Percival cot his own way, after all, III the
matter of marrying as poor man. Fortune,
Henry Fe ding tells us somewhere, never
does things by halves Two months after
Percival's uncle died, and it was found that.
in spite OF his wife's cajoling, he had remem-
bered his nephew: and. though the bulk of
his property went to his stepsons, he left Per-
cival the fifteen hundred a year which he bad
so long allowed to his father. So Perciral
did rot marry rs poor man, after all, and
the little mother. had she lived. might have
confessed that sometimes love finds out the
way to fortune too.
Wedding bells come ringing in as my story
nears it's end. Sophia Temple is the bride the
sun shines OIL 1t is quiet marriage: but
loving eyes are about her and upon her
Seven long ye she has waited, and now the
day has dawned that makes her happy All
is sunshine. The little wedding feast is full
of pleasantly Egerton Doolittle makes a
speech in which he assures the company that
he always maintained, in the face of every
body, that Sophia would find some ore to
marry her some day. He did not exactly
mean what he said. but that some one would
turn up: for he had heard that there never is
a Jack but there is a Jill-not that he meant
to imply that Sophia was not most charming;
auite the reverse but still it requires fore